---
title: "Fulvous Harvest Mouse"
description: "Reithrodontomys fulvescens — Mammiferi. The fulvous harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys fulvescens) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/fulvous-harvest-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fulvous Harvest Mouse

> Reithrodontomys fulvescens — Mammiferi. The fulvous harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys fulvescens) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

- Scientific name: *Reithrodontomys fulvescens*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 175
- Wikidata: [Q1765861](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765861)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44432](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44432)

## Names

- en: Fulvous Harvest Mouse
- de: Gelbliche Erntemaus
- es: Ratón cosechero leonado
- fr: Souris des moissons fauve

## Countries with the most observations

MX (50), US (39)

## Summary

The fulvous harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys fulvescens) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvous_harvest_mouse

## Photo

![Fulvous Harvest Mouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fulvous-harvest-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: guppin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216358872

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fulvous-harvest-mouse?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).
